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Sean Spence

Abstract

Is free will just an illusion? What is it in the brain that allows us to pursue our own actions and objectives? What is it about this organ that permits seemingly purposeful behaviour, giving us the impression we are free? This resource takes a journey into the brain to examine what is about known voluntary behaviour, and why it can go wrong.

Bibliographic Information

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:

Jul 2009

Print ISBN-13:

9780198526667

Published online:

Feb 2013

DOI:

10.1093/med/9780198526667.001.0001

Author

Sean Spence,author
Professor of General Adult Psychiatry, at the University of Sheffield, and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, at Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Trust, UK

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